Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo DriveStation Axis vs Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt

10specifications compared
5differ
5identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DriveStation Axis:4 TB
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:1 TB
USB data transfer rates
- DriveStation Axis:480,5000 Mbit/s
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:5000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- DriveStation Axis:Black
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:White
Bus powered
- DriveStation Axis:No
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:USB

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Comparison of DriveStation Axis, MiniStation Thunderbolt
28 specifications	A Buffalo DriveStation Axis View product	B Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	4 TB	1 TB
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480,5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
eSATA data transfer ratesKnown for one	3 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one	100-240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	24 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Packaging dataidentical
Warranty cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Depth (imperial)Known for one	19.1 cm (7.5")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Height (imperial)Known for one	12.2 cm (4.8")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	41 - 95 °F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Width (imperial)Known for one	3.81 cm (1.5")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit/64-bit), WindowsXP, Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.7	Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.6 +, Windows 7 (64-bit/32-bit) / Vista (64-bit/32-bit) / XP(32-bit)
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80.5 x 130 x 22.5 mm
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80.5 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	260 g

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